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CR August 2012: Olympic Special Issue

Creative Review's August issue is an Olympic-themed special issue with 40 pages of features that look to explore the past and present of the Games to mark the opening of London 2012...

Photographer John Ross and creative studio Rosie Lee talk us through their art project, Monument, which sees sportsmen and women make an impression in a vast 15 foot tray of flour which is then lit and shot to create images that look like sculptural reliefs.

We showcase one of Jason Hawkes' spectacular aerial photographs of the Olympic site.

Olympic-obsessed graphic designer Markus Osterwalder (who owns over 12,000 Olympic-related items) talks us through the games' visual design history and his disappointment with the look of London 2012.

Also, in Monograph this month we show photographs taken as part of Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit's Olympic City photography project in which they explore the successes and failures of various Olympic legacies in various former host cities around the world.

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8 Comments

Love the cover design! Think I'll be off to pick myself one of these up after pay day.Mark @ Digital Agency2012-07-25 11:09:31

Looks great - love the olympic legacy photos
here's a slang guide to Londons language for any visitors to the Olympicshttp://www.vimeo.com/46356407Harry@BDPC2012-07-26 08:44:25

When is the digital version out?Someone @ Someplace2012-07-30 07:49:29

Sorry boys really don't like this cover. The rest is snice!! Have you ever thought about putting a simply cut ? with a grid on the cover? It might be quite nice just not sure how the copy would go? Prob something dang sharp. Would look pucker with the mint masthead! The question is where the smudge are we going? Now please someone tell the police to buy this smacking nice mag on stop bending the book!!Rich2012-08-10 10:56:10

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